DaVita Klamath Falls Dialysis
Dialysis center · 2421 Washburn Way Suite B, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2009-03-01 · CCN 382557
- Rank in Oregon
- #65 of 67 scored centers
- County
- Klamath
- ESRD Network
- Network 16 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 11 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.7 | 21.7 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 175.6 | 125.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34% | 24.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 63.7 | 24 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.28 | 0.44 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.65 | 1.24 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.24 | 1.42 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48.9% | 57.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 19% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.28 | 0.86 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.6% | 10.3% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 80 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 82 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 84 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 85 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (30% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DaVita Klamath Falls Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.